Mozilla adopts plain-vanilla password sign-in for Firefox sync • Hacker News Board

Re: Mozilla adopts plain-vanilla password sign-in for Firefox sync

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Post by tarkin2 » Mon, Feb 03, 2014, 4:52 PM UTC

icebraining wrote: post #34

tarkin2 wrote: post #21

Now all my bookmarks, history, passwords and the like will be stored on a centralized server? The decentralization, especially in the wake of the NSA/GCHQ revelations, was one of its main advantages. Sigh. I may well have to turn Firefox sync off then.

They were already stored in a centralized server. They were just encrypted, and they'll continue to be.

Ah, looks like you're correct. https://wiki.mozilla.org/Labs/Weave/Developer/FAQ#How_do_use...

I'm still a little unsure if this new system is less secure, however.

Re: Mozilla adopts plain-vanilla password sign-in for Firefox sync

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Post by ksec » Tue, Feb 04, 2014, 7:58 AM UTC

I wonder if they would update Firefox Sync on iOS. Since it is pretty much dead.

Re: Mozilla adopts plain-vanilla password sign-in for Firefox sync

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Post by emmelaich » Tue, Feb 04, 2014, 9:24 AM UTC

blueskin_ wrote: post #8

maaku wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Have an attitude like this and you will never have security or privacy.

Those who would sacrifice privacy for convenience deserve neither.

Those who would sacrifice essential privacy for temporary convenience deserve neither.

Re: Mozilla adopts plain-vanilla password sign-in for Firefox sync

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Post by blueskin_ » Tue, Feb 04, 2014, 3:06 PM UTC

tarkin2 wrote: post #41

icebraining wrote: post #34

Earlier quoted context omitted.

They were already stored in a centralized server. They were just encrypted, and they'll continue to be.

Ah, looks like you're correct. https://wiki.mozilla.org/Labs/Weave/Developer/FAQ#How_do_use... I'm still a little unsure if this new system is less secure, however.

With a password, of course it is.